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MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski pressed State Spokesperson Rear Admiral John Kirby (Ret.) over Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails on Wednesday.
Brzezinski asked, "did anyone approve of Hillary Clinton using a private email account, or a server, just yes or no?" Kirby answered, "Well, look, I mean, these kinds of things are under review and investigation right now. So, I'm really not at liberty to go into too much detail about the past. That's all getting looked at."
Brzezinski then cut in to ask, "Is that question under review and investigation, whether or not it was approved?" Kirby responded, "All of the parameters surrounding the use of that server and the email traffic that existed, that — all that's being reviewed, both by our inspector general, as well as members of Congress. And so I don't want to get ahead of that. We're going to let the facts take us where they take us, and then we'll deal with it on the back end of that."
Kirby was then asked whether or not "how the server was set up, maintained, taken offline, and stored before these revelations came out?" Was being investigated by the State Department.
Kirby said, "I'll let investigators speak for what they're doing. And the inspector general, as you know, is an independent organization here at the State Department. I don't know every parameter of everything that they're going to look at. But we want them to be able to do their job, and do it efficiently and effectively. And then when they're done, and we take a look at what they've found out, then we'll deal with it."
Brzezinski then asked, "Pertaining to Hillary Clinton's email server, is that what we're talking about? We're talking about them doing their job?" Kirby responded, "We're talking about their review of the situation as it was back then and how it was constructed. And again, I don't want to get into more detail than that right now as the investigators are doing their work."
Brzezinski continued, "Are they going to respond to her concerns that these emails, the ones that are available, could be released faster to clear the air?"
Kirby stated, "I think we'd all like to get them out faster, but there's a process we have to observe, because we're using the Freedom of Information Act. There's a law that says you have to — before you make public, this kind of internal communications, you've got to review it, you've got to scrub it, you've to make sure that it's okay for public release. We have intelligence community reviewers sitting down with our reviewers, in real time, as they go through this traffic. And just to remind, it's a lot of traffic. I mean, we've released more than 3,000 emails. There's about 30,000 to come, another traunch will come at the end of this month, on Monday. We'll release more. It's going to take some time. I think everybody would like to see it happen as fast as possible. But we also want to be as right as we can and as safe as we can."
Brzezinski then asked Kirby whether the State Department was "holding back" or working as fast as it can. Kirby stated, "we can only go as fast as the law will permit." And that he understands everyone wants the emails out quickly, but the State Department has to ensure sensitive information is protected.
Brzezinski then asked, "Why is the State Department looking into this?" Kirby responded, "Well, the Inspector General was tasked by Secretary Kerry to go take a look at how we're handing email traffic writ large, and the processes that had been in place, and so they're doing that. And again, I won't speak for everything they're looking at. We also know that there are investigations going on by members of Congress. So, we have to — again we're going to respect that process.
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It is one beautiful road to travel when the weather is fine, and a treacherous one to drive when the weather brings heavy snow and freezing conditions or storm-whipped gales. Either way, you definitely know you are traveling on a highway with a great history. Below is part of that history of the highway described by
Teddy Roosevelt as "the most remarkable road engineering in the United States, which for scenic grandeur is not equaled anywhere."
Upon reading about the history I feel safe in assuming that the portion of highway in this old postcard (and the other 19 in the set) are on the original highway, predating the rerouting done in 1954. I wondered about the lovely area carved out for sightseers, complete with bench, without a parking area....who would have guessed that they parked in the middle of the road?! (see highlighted text):
The Columbia River Highway, later renamed the Historic Columbia River Highway (HRCH), was a technical and civic achievement of its time, successfully marrying ambitious engineering with sensitive treatment of the surrounding magnificent landscape. The Historic Columbia River Highway has gained national significance because it represents one of the earlier applications of cliff-face road building utilizing modern highway construction technologies. It is also the oldest scenic highway in the United States. The Historic Columbia River Highway's design and execution were the products of two visionaries, Samuel Hill, lawyer, entrepreneur, and good road's promoter; and Samuel C. Lancaster, engineer and landscape architect. In addition, many citizens provided strong leadership and advocacy for construction of what they called "The King of Roads."
To make these scenic wonders more accessible to an increasingly mobile tourist population, in the late teens and early 1920s, the National Park Service began constructing well-engineered roads within parks, such as the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park and the All-Year Highway in Yosemite National Park. Predating this National Park Service initiative, the Historic Columbia River Highway was constructed through county-state-federal cooperation.
Samuel Hill, once an attorney for James J. Hill and his large railroad empire, and later a Pacific Northwest investor and entrepreneur, was Washington state's most vocal "good roads" spokesman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Hill found Oregon lawmakers and Portland businessmen receptive to the idea of constructing a major highway along the Columbia River. In 1913, work began on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Surfaced with Warrenite, a patented long-wearing and smooth-riding asphaltic-concrete pavement, the Historic Columbia River Highway was completed in 1922.
Multnomah County hired Samuel C. Lancaster, an experienced engineer and landscape architect, to design the Historic Columbia River Highway. Lancaster was noted for laying out Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard in the early 1900s as a component of the city's Olmsted-designed park system. He accompanied Hill and others to Paris in 1908 to attend the First International Road Congress. The group also toured Western Europe to learn about continental road-building techniques. Following the 1908 Congress Lancaster constructed experimental roads at Hill's Maryhill Ranch, 120 miles east of Portland on the Columbia River. Seeing roads in the park-like setting of the Rhine River Valley inspired Hill to promote construction of a highway along the Columbia River Gorge. Hill recommended that Lancaster design the Columbia River Highway.
Lancaster's Highway design emulated European style road building techniques, while also advancing American engineering standards. Throughout the Historic Columbia River Highway, he and other engineers held fast to a design protocol that included accepting grades no greater than 5 percent, nor laying out any curves with less than a 100-foot turning radius. The use of reinforced-concrete bridges, combined with masonry guard rails, guard walls, and retaining walls brought together the new and the old-the most advanced highway structures with the tried and tested. In building the Columbia River Highway, Lancaster and others artfully created an engineering achievement sympathetic to this significant natural landscape. . .
. . .More popular than its promoters ever envisioned by the 1930s, the Columbia River Highway was showing signs of early aging. The widespread use of automobiles and freight trucks throughout the country caused measurable wear the Highway. Soon the route so marveled for its advanced engineering, was deteriorating both physically and philosophically. Motorists tended to speed through beauty spots, more interested in traveling from here to there in as short a time as possible. With such an increase in motor traffic, it was no longer practical for tourists to stop their vehicles in the middle of the road to look at a falls or take in a view of the Columbia Gorge.
The Columbia River Highway had become a vital link in Oregon's and the nation's highway system. By the late 1930s, construction of Bonneville Dam, a New Deal project aimed at providing flood control on the Columbia River and generating electricity, caused a realignment of a portion of the Highway near Tooth Rock and Eagle Creek, in eastern Multnomah County. This marked the first major alteration of the route. It was evident to many that the Highway was outdated and unable to provide safe, efficient travel for modern motor traffic.
The Oregon State Highway Department began abandoning segments of the Columbia River Highway in the late 1930s upon completion of the new water-level route from Bonneville Dam to Cascade Locks. This work also segmented the original alignment, making it unusable even as a pedestrian trail. By the 1950s, much of the original alignment from Cascade Locks to Hood River had been sacrificed for the new water-level route. The Historic Columbia River Highway from Hood River to Mosier, including the Mosier Twin Tunnels, was also abandoned. The Tunnels, located in a rockfall zone, were filled with rubble and allowed to "melt" into the rugged landscape. Throughout abandoned segments, walls fell over and perennial weeds grew through the pavement.
By 1954, a new curvilinear water-level route, founded largely on fill material dredged from the Columbia River, bypassed the entire Historic Columbia River Highway from Troutdale to The Dalles. Its designers, too, envisioned this route as a scenic highway through the Gorge.
Since the early 1950s, the western third of the Historic Columbia River Highway has served tourist traffic, carrying visitors by scores of waterfalls. Other portions in the eastern two-thirds of the route became part of a local farm-to-market road network. Significant segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway were sacrificed for the new road while others were simply abandoned.
By the 1980s, public interest grew for returning drivable portions of the Historic Columbia River Highway to their 1920s appearance--based on careful documentation--and rehabilitating abandoned segments for trail use. Since then, drivable portions of the Historic Columbia River Highway, its masonry structures, bridges, and culverts have been repaired or replaced. The road is a popular tourist destination along with Multnomah Falls, the most popular natural site in Oregon, drawing over two-million visitors annually. The Falls are accessible both from the highway and nearby Interstate 84.
Several contiguous segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, from Moffett Creek to Cascade Locks, are open for hiking and biking. Trailheads, located intermittently along this segment, are directly accessible from Interstate 84 and offer parking and interpretive signage. The segment from Hood River to Mosier provides 6.5 miles of trail, including the Mosier Twin Tunnels. Trailheads at either end offer parking and restroom facilities. In addition, the west trailhead offers a visitor contact station.
[Source: National Park Service via Historic Columbia River Highway]
This Google map shows the scope of the highway (I-84) as it appears today. The reconstructed original sections, including hiking trails, etc. are not visible here.
This Google map shows a portion of the Columbia River Highway (I-84) as it appears today, with the reconstructed original sections shown in blue.
I have only traveled I-84 and have never been on the old highway section shown in blue in the map above, nor have I visited Crown Point State Park and the famous Vista House. As I worked up this post for OPW my husband and I decided that the trip is on our list for this year.

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Falling Into Place by Amy ZhangFalling Into Place
Author: Amy Zhang
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Date: September 2014
304 pages
Source: ARC from publisher
Genres: Contemporary
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On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton's laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road.
Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? Vividly told by an unexpected and surprising narrator, this heartbreaking and nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High's most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force—Liz didn't understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn't understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? Amy Zhang's haunting and universal story will appeal to fans of Lauren Oliver, Gayle Forman, and Jay Asher.
Amy Zhang started the book off in an amazing way and I was immediately pulled into the story. I sincerely wanted to know why everything was happening and what lead to Liz driving her car off of a cliff. The ultimate reason I stuck with the story was to find out who was narrating.
The way Amy Zhang wrote the book was beautiful. I haven't felt they way about a writer's writing style in a while. What I did not expect was how all over the place the story was. The timeline of the story went from past to present and switched points of view with each chapter. I was really confused and a little frustrated with that. I felt that made the story hard to follow and I was lost interest a couple of times. One chapter would talk about Liz's friend's drug addiction, while the next jumped to the topic of the boy who had a crush on Liz.
I found myself struggling to finish this book but wanted to find out the ultimate mystery – who was narrating??!! The mystery narrator was ever-present but unnamed until the very end. It seemed that all of Liz's friends and mom seemed to figure themselves out and solve their problems during the first day she was in the hospital. Not sure I truly believed that. It just seemed too sunshine & rainbows and not really doable by the way the story was going. Liz's friends were really too messed up to solve their issues in such a short time. When it came time to reveal out who the narrator was, I was more than let down. I sat the book down and said, "REALLY?! That is who was telling they story?! Ugh."
Overall, I was let down with the one. I was super excited to read the ARC but was left wanting. The writing style was amazing but not the timeline of the story. It was hard to follow and I wanted to quit at least three times. With that being said, I am still excited to read what else Ms. Zhang publishes and will give her another chance.


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text: Zenfolio | Matthew Clay | Southfork Mountain and Barnaby Ridge, Aug. 21, 2017 Matthew Clay Home Trip reports▼ Trip reports▼ Hiking the Rockies Backpacking the Rockies Snowshoeing the Rockies Fire Lookouts Other Areas Trip log Summit log Resources About Home»Hikes and Summits in the Rockies»Southfork Mountain and Barnaby Ridge, Aug. 21, 2017 Visitors 46 76 photos Distance: 18 km Elevation gain: 1635 m View map Download GPS track Our camping trips this summer have been a good mix of resting, reading, and hiking, and so after another rest day we were ready for our biggest hike of the trip: An ascent of Southfork Mountain with a traverse to Barnaby Ridge. Today was also the day of the solar eclipse, and I figured it would be neat to view it from the top of a mountain. Our plan was to ascend Southfork Mountain via the Southfork Lakes and then, after hiking to the summit of Barnaby Ridge, to return the same way. The backtracking would add a bit of elevation gain and loss to our day, but would negate the need for two vehicles or bikes as the other common routes require. I'd been planning this ascent for over a year now, and last year we'd spent a rest day searching for the trailhead, which simplified matters today. As such, I didn't pay much attention to how to find it, but it's a dirt road with a blue street number sign about 4 km east of the Castle Mountain resort. The road heads to a research station that is partially visible from the road, so this can help locate it. Other side roads in the vicinity are either unsigned or are clearly only for ATV's. This morning we drove down to the end of the road near the Castle River, donned (completely unnecessary) sneakers for the crossing, and walked across the river at a point that was less than a foot deep. Every published report on the trail to Southfork Lakes – both on the internet and in print – indicated that finding the trail across the river was the crux of the day. Perhaps as a result of the new Provincial Park designation for this area, however, the trail has now been signed and has been brushed out very well. Trail markers, in fact, start even before the river crossing and an excellent trail has been cut through the krumholtz between the Southfork Lakes. The trail across the river began quite gently, but soon steepened dramatically, gaining 450 m over just 1.5 km. Most of this ascent was on open hillside, and while we had started early enough that it was shaded on our way up, it would be impossibly sweltering on a hot afternoon (and, in fact, it was on our descent!). We were quite happy when the ascent relaxed near the lower of the three Southfork Lakes! A few very nice informal campsites were located on the edge of the lake and a fisherman, who was having no luck, had camped there overnight. We contoured around the lower lake on good trail before a moderately steep ascent, still on good trail, brought us to the second lake. At this point we turned west and started the steep, off-trail ascent to the summit of Southfork Mountain over mixed easy terrain and through a beautiful larch forest, reaching the summit just 40 minutes after departing the lake. Despite the 1000 m of elevation we'd ascended to get there we were still full of energy and eagerly headed south along the very broad and pleasantly hikeable Barnaby Ridge. In my pre-trip research the only point of concern I'd identified along the entire ridge was an ascent of a highpoint locally named "The Amoeba" midway between the summits of Barnaby and Southfork. From afar it looked frighteningly difficult, but as we approached the cliffs on its north end multiple easy scramble routes revealed themselves with a trail indicating the most popular, and presumably easiest, option. For the most part we managed to follow this trail around The Amoeba without gaining too much elevation, but there were several sections of hard mud that were a bit dicey. On the south side of The Amoeba we had to lose over 100 m, gained a bit of it back before losing it again, then powered up the final 175 m to the summit of Barnaby Ridge. We'd noticed on this section of the traverse that it was getting a bit dark from the eclipse, but it never really got darker than a cloudy day and without any means of viewing the eclipse we were quite underwhelmed by the experience! We were not, however, underwhelmed by the views from the summit of Barnaby Ridge! Dozens of peaks we've either scrambled or will scramble were visible in all directions and the perfect weather allowed us to stay at the summit for nearly an hour. During this time Sandra spotted what she figures was a bear running across a snow patch at a small tarn located in a high valley to the south of the summit. Our return trip was uneventful with the exception that we decided we had enough energy to ascend The Amoeba rather than contour around it as we'd done on the way. This detour added just 65 m to the day and was worth it for the sake of exploring, but didn't really add anything to the views to which we'd already been treated. After descending from Southfork Mountain we rested at the upper Southfork Lakes, then continued down the incredibly hot sun-baked slope before cooling off in the Castle River. 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Now who remembers this old classic? Wake, Rattle and Roll (1990-1992) is about a young man named Sam Baxter (RJ Williams) and his robot DECKS having misadventures in a basement that's filled with high-tech gadgets that are highly imaginative.
Some of these gadgets include a dumbwaiter that works like a roller coaster shute, a transporter that summons people, and a living library that brings characters from a book to life. The inventor of these contraptions, including DECKS, is Sam's grandfather Lester Quirk (Avery Schriber). He often travels around the world, but always keeps in contact.
Another major contraption is the Debbie Detector. Debbie (Terri Ivens) is Sam's older sister and the detector is a transmission device to her bedroom. Debbie is a mean girl, but deep down she does care about her brother. One thing I don't understand is what Debbie is speaking into on the other end of the transmission because we never see her bedroom.
The main person who joins Sam and DECKS on their misadventures is Sam's good friend KC (Ebonie Smith), who is very helpful on occasion.
Each episode has two cartoons DECKS shows on his TV in his chest. The first is Fender Bender 500, which is an "updated" take on Wacky Races. Classic Hanna Barbera characters have races all over the world in creatively designed trucks that require two riders.
They include Yogi and Boo-Boo in the Jellystone Jammer (#1) and Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss in the Half Dog Half Cat Half-Track (#2). Man that's a mouthful.
There's also Magilla Gorilla and Wally Gator in the Swamp Stomper (#3) and Top Cat and Choo-Choo in the Alley Cat (#4). On a personal note, this cartoon is how I first learned about Top Cat.
Here are some more likely team-ups. Quickdraw McGraw and Baba Looey in the Texas Twister (#5), Pixie and Dixie in the Cheddar Shredder (#6), Auggie Doggie and Doggie Daddy in the Lucky Trucky (#7), and Winsome Witch and Lucky the cat in the Sonic Broom (#13).
Then there's the cheating Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Dirty Truckster (#00). It's no surprise since they always used to cheat in Wacky Races. You just never know who is gonna win.
The second cartoon is Monster Tails. In a castle that's always raining and snowing outside, resides animal versions of the classic horror monsters having misadventures with their human guardian Igor Jr. There's Frankenmutt, Catula, Mumfrey, and Dr. Veenie who becomes Mr. Snyde whenever he sneezes. I think these names speak for themselves. The only exception is Elsa. She's resembles the Bride of Frankenstein, but also has a bit of talking parrot in her.
This was a good show that was very well made. It's unfortunate that it didn't last and it would be nice to find it on DVD as well.


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Posted on March 25 2014 by Jenny Linford
British chocolatier Marc Demarquette is noted for his elegant way with chocolate. This Easter sees Marc bringing out a boxed collection of 12 caramel-filled chocolate Easter eggs.
The eggs arrive securely and neatly packaged in a small, smart, matt black cardboard box with its gleaming gold Demarquette logo and discreet legend 'Demarquette fine chocolates' – distinctly sophisticated packaging, which hints at grown-up pleasures to come. Opening the box and unwrapping the neatly-folded black paper with a delicious sense of anticipation, one finds 12 dainty, quail-sized, chocolate eggs nestled cosily inside. The eggs come in three different colours – bright yellow, pale blue and green, each patterned with zingy dark brown and orange stripes, making them very appealing visually.
The colours reflect the three flavours: the subtle blue being Sea Salted caramel, jaunty yellow signalling Banoffee and bright green for Key lime. Biting into the eggs, the crisp-textured, thin chocolate shells break with a satisfying crunch. The sea salt caramel, paired with 71.1% dark chocolate, is subtly salted, with the filling complementing, rather than overpowering, the chocolate. The banoffee egg has a lovely banana flavour, which again manages to be distinct but without being overwhelming, with nutty notes also detected. Despite being encased in milk chocolate, the banoffee egg admirably avoids being oversweet. The most striking of the three caramel fillings is the Key Lime one – which delivers a gloriously zingy lime hit, contrasting nicely with the milk chocolate egg shell casing. The soft, rich texture of the caramel makes eating these feel happily indulgent. These tiny eggs deliver flavour with panache and are dangerously more-ish. Do put them on your Easter wish list!
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Medan's coffee culture is booming, and it's the growers that benefit
NORTH Sumatra has always been known for its amazing coffee beans which flourish in the volcanic soil in places like the foothills of Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency. Its capital city of Medan however is less well known for having a thriving coffee shop scene, but this is slowly starting to change.
In the past few years locals have begun to look at working as baristas as a legitimate career, fueled by an uptick in coffee shops in other parts of the country like Jakarta, as well as better access to barista training programs.
On a countrywide basis, Indonesia's coffee business is booming but it also has a long and illustrious history across the archipelago. Coffee was first brought to Indonesia by the Dutch colonialists in the 17th century and quickly flourished across Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. According to the International Coffee Organization, from 2016-2017 Indonesia was the fourth largest coffee bean producer in the world after Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia.
One local resident who wants to promote Sumatra's coffee culture is Agung who is from Medan and is the head barista at a new coffee shop called Partner 8 on Jalan Setia Budi. Agung studied to be a barista in Jakarta where he worked for four years and also undertook formal barista training. Partner 8 has only been open for seven months, but Agung proudly shows off their range of coffees which he describes as the 'full Sumatra'. In the roasting room there are shelves stacked with boxes of beans from all over the island, including Karo, Lintong, Mandailing, Kerinci and Simalungun varieties.
Agung explains that what makes Partner 8 different from other coffee shops in the past is that they are now working directly with the growers who own plantations in places like Kerinci near Jambi. In the present day, according to figures compiled by Indonesia Investments, Indonesia now has 1.24 million hectares of coffee plantations, although some 90 percent of these plantations are owned by local growers who cultivate only 1-2 hectares each, making them small scale rather than vast, company owned parcels of land.
In previous years, growers would sell their beans to a middle man who would then sell the product on to coffee shops, marking up the price in the process and therefore disenfranchising the growers and driving up the price of beans for buyers. By selling directly to coffee shops, growers now get paid in full for their beans and the prices remain stable.
Price is an important factor in the new-found coffee shop culture that is booming across Indonesia, as a rising middle class means that more people can afford to pay a higher price for good quality coffee. Agung also wants to stress that making one single cup of coffee takes a huge amount of work. First the beans are grown, harvested, cleaned and then sold to Partner 8. Then they are cleaned again, roasted, and sorted by hand. Then they rest for a week so that the full flavors develop, and are ground by hand by a barista who then uses the ground beans to make the finished drink.
As Agung says, "People sometimes complain that coffee shops in Indonesia are too expensive, but they don't realize that it's a long road from a coffee plantation to your cup. There are lots of steps from the growers, to the buyers, to the roasters and then the baristas."
And the partnership between the growers and the baristas doesn't stop once the beans have been received according to Agung,
"We work with the growers to get the best beans possible" says Agung. "Sometimes the beans come to us and are not as good quality as the batch beforehand. So we sit down with the growers and work out why. We also visit the farms and educate each other on how to get the best results."
Agung says he is now hoping to use his skills to change some of the bad coffee drinking habits that he sees in Medan. Despite having some of the most delicious coffee beans in the world, many drinkers choose to stick to instant coffee out of a packet, or drink filter coffee with huge amounts of sugar in it which is unhealthy and masks the true taste of the beans.
"The most important thing is education," says Agung. "When people come to Partner 8 we try to explain to them about the different kinds of coffee we serve and advise against putting too much sugar in the drinks. We also educate drinkers on how to enjoy the coffee by drinking it slowly to capture the full flavor."
According to Agung, the beans in Sumatra are known for their citrus and flowery notes as well as a fruity taste depending on when the beans have been harvested and how they have been roasted. To make sure that they are fully in control of the process, Partner 8 roasts and grinds all their own beans on the premises with an imported roaster. They are also in talks with new growers in the region all the time, to try and build a constant supply of good quality beans that patrons can enjoy without sugar or syrup.
"We really want to get people to drink coffee in its purest form possible," says Agung. "That's really our wish for the future of coffee shops in Sumatra."


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For example, ever wonder who was the first person to try this???
Or meet Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves: two men who have found a way to light homes lacking electricity without the use of flammable liquids http://deciwatt.org/the-challenge/ .
Maybe you're thinking, "Well, that is all great, but I am just a high school kid. What can I do?"
This is Allison Dana Bick. She was an Intel High Inventor winner who created a mobile app that helps disaster victims test the quality of their drinking water.
Lastly, a bonus benefit about being an innovator is that you can make money and be famous... just ask your fellow students!
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A significant step forward towards GST implementation, the decision of all-powerful GST Council reaching consensus on a four-tiered GST rate structure, has much to look forward to. The clear intent of the government is to have a progressive indirect tax structure for the economy as the overall rate framework seems to have addressed a common man's ask. At the same time, the announced rates came with a tone of surprise for the industry and have raised some concerns upon which further clarity should emerge when the commodities and services are precisely allocated to the respective tax slabs.
The four-tiered rate structure ranges from 5% to 28%, with certain products being exempt/zero-rated. The categorisation of products has been proposed in a manner that essential commodities and items of mass consumption by common people would bear a lower tax. Around half of the items forming part of Consumer Price Index have been stated to be kept in the no-tax basket which might even reduce the tax outgo for a common man on daily consumables. The slab of 12% should ideally cover all the categories of goods which currently enjoy concessional/merit rate taxation for excise as well as VAT purposes. Further, it's widely being hoped that 18% slab would cover most of the products. This is important to ensure that ultimate consumers do not see much of a difference in monthly consumption budget on account of enhanced the tax costs.
The major source of unease for the industry is the lack of clarity around coverage of commodities under the highest tax slab of 28% GST. This list certainly needs to be restricted. It need to be noted that not all the taxes (such as excise duty) apply today on final price at which the goods are sold to the final consumer. The current effective rate of indirect taxes on most standard rated commodities ranges between 24-26%. Thus, covering all the products which currently attract standard rate of excise duty and VAT under the highest 28% slab would burden such commodities with higher GST incidence and would be a rude shock to the industry as well as to the commoner. With the hope that 28% tax slab will apply on only limited categories of goods alone, the overall inflationary impact of GST, if at all, should be marginal.
To offset the lower rate of GST for basic necessities, certain category of items which include luxury products and demerit goods such as tobacco and pan masala would face the highest slab along with an additional cess in a manner that overall tax on these products remain the same as of today. The revenue proceeds from this additional cess along with clean energy cess on coal is meant for compensating the states for their loss of revenue. While a sunset clause of five years has been promised for this compensation cess, the added complexities for complying with cesses is difficult to digest under the GST regime. Dealing with another type of tax would pose operational and compliance challenges before the industry. What must be ensured by the GST council is that this compensation cess should not distort the flow of credits through the supply chain which may lead to heavy cascading at multiple stages. Clarity around point of levy of cess and strict uniformity in reporting requirements and rates of cesses across states are some other obvious asks to maintain a uniform tax structure across the nation which is one of the prime drivers behind implementation of GST in India. The stated intent behind levy of cess is to maintain the current tax structures of certain commodities which is antithesis to the government's endeavour to bring down overall tax incidence on goods particularly on the ones manufactured in India.
As far as services are concerned, the overall impact might be on a negative side as standard rate of 18% would increase the tax burden noticeably as against existing 15%. Most services sectors, including telecom, professional services etc are therefore likely to increase the consumer price or witness a negative impact on bottom line at least in the initial phase of GST implementation. In the interest of the common man, the GST Council should, however, consider keeping some of the essential services, such as healthcare, education, etc, at zero-tax slab. Whether any services will feature in the list of 12% slab or will the concessions to certain services such as transportation, construction services etc would continue in the form of abatements remains an unanswered question. Operationally, merit rate taxation of 12% on such services should work better as it resolves ambiguities around impact on input tax credit chain.
It is pertinent to note that precious metals including gold are proposed to be taxed at a lower rate. However, the decision regarding the GST rate on gold is still pending and would be decided by the GST Council later depending upon the flexibility to meet the revenue targets. This effectively takes the Indian GST rate structure to have up to seven different classes within which various goods and services would get classified. This might lead to continuance of classification issues and disputes under GST as they exist even today, since the tax authorities would try to push the items to higher tax slabs while the tax payers would want to take cover of lower bracket for their products and services. Detailed schedule of the goods and services classified under different slabs is the next big thing under industry's watch list. The government should release these detailed schedules well in time as that is critical for the industry to carry out GST impact analysis for their business post which price declarations, distribution schemes, margins for channel partners and sales incentives would also need a revision.
The overall slant of the GST rate structure undoubtedly is upon minimising the inflationary impact upon transition to GST with key focus upon the pocket of the less privileged and lower middle class of the society. Given the pace at which the government is heading to meet its proposed deadline of April 1, 2017 for GST rollout, its efforts are remarkable and ought to be applauded by the entire nation. Even India Inc is amazed that the government might actually be ready to implement GST while it is still preparing its systems for transition. This is the time when all GST stakeholders are putting in their best efforts to make the most out of these revolutionary indirect tax reforms.
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This morning Clare Balding joined the many people who have contacted me, pleading live on Radio 2 for the theme music from the ITV Drama Home Fires to be released commercially. Well obviously she didn't contact me herself…..sigh…..
Lots of people would like to get their hands on a copy of the sheet music too!
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Quietly phenomenal
Indiana's Drouin low-key, but clinically precise in winning title
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –- Derek Drouin doesn't exactly seek attention.
So last summer, when Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted congratulations to Drouin for winning the country's first Olympic high jump medal since 1976, it wasn't quite a direct message.
"I did get a tweet-out, like a shout-out via Twitter, from the prime minister," he said with a smile. "But I didn't have Twitter, so that was just something I heard through the grapevine.
"I thought that was pretty cool."
Drouin, now a senior at Indiana, eventually signed up for Twitter — he's at @ddrouin10 — but he didn't go to any extra lengths to make himself the center of attention Saturday at the NCAA DI Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. In arguably the marquee men's event — with some of the meet's marquee characters — Drouin stole the spotlight by simply being the best.
With as much pizzazz as a painter — that is, not much — the Olympic bronze medalist cleared every height in his path until falling just short at the collegiate record height. He ended up at 2.35m/7-8 ½.
"[He is] somebody who is no nonsense out there," Indiana associate head coach Jeff Huntoon said. "Some could see it as bland and boring, but I don't know, jumping a collegiate record isn't boring by any means. And I don't think the 5,300 people in the stands, [they] didn't think it was boring either."
An Olympic medalist winning a collegiate championship might not sound extraordinary. But when the Olympic silver medalist [Kansas State senior Erik Kynard] is also in that field, and when 10 athletes in the field clear the 2012 championship-winning height of 2.23/7-3 ¾, you get an idea of why Huntoon called this year's "the best collegiate high jump competition ever."
And what makes Drouin's performance so impressive was not simply that he won, but rather the clinical execution by which he did it. After passing on the opening height, he cleared the next seven heights on his first attempt.
There were no slow claps before his approach. There were no celebratory outbursts. There was just high jumping.
"You've got to go with what you are and be who you are and be true to yourself," Huntoon said. "And I think that's what neat about that group out there that you saw [Saturday]. Yeah, you've got some different personalities, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's the way it should be."
Drouin's quiet, humble approach has certainly worked for him.
As a sophomore in 2010, this Corunna, Ontario, native won the NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump championships. Then he won the indoor title again in 2011. Two weeks later he tore three ligaments in his jumping foot.
"When I jumped at NCAAs two years ago, I felt like I was the best I've ever been, and then it was my very next meet that had that injury," Drouin said. "So it was really tough, and I kind of struggled trying to figure out if I was going to be as good as I was."
After having surgery and taking a redshirt season in 2012, Drouin won a Canadian championship and an Olympic bronze medal last year. Yet he still hadn't reached matched the 2.33m/7-7 ¾ score that he won the 2011 NCAA indoor title with.
That is, he hadn't matched that height until a home meet in January. And this weekend at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the University of Arkansas campus, he blew it out of the water.
"The last few weeks and the last couple months I've had jumps that have been exponentially better than what that 2.33 jump was anyway," Drouin said. "So I knew that I was back where I was and even better than I was pre-surgery."
Drouin very likely has a professional career in front of him as well as, he hopes, more Olympics and world championships, but he only has one outdoor season left in his college career. And after doing just about everything one can possibly do as a collegiate athlete, there's one thing that he still wants to accomplish.
"The one thing that eludes my résumé is a team championship for conference," he said. "My school won indoors last year at Big Tens when I was redshirting, so I was really upset that I missed out on that. So we have one more chance at outdoors this year, and I'm really hoping that our team can pull through with that."


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Red Lobster
2820 Interstate 10 E, Beaumont, TX 77703
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2820 Interstate 10 E, Beaumont, TX 77703
(409) 892-7821
Regular Hours
Cuisines: Family Style, American, Take Out, Italian, Steakhouse, European, Seafood, Continental
Alcohol: Beer, Full Bar, Wine
Take Out: Yes
Price Range : Average
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15 minutes for 1 margarita . 30 minutes to get tables set up ,wasn't hardly anyone in the restaurant.asked manager about a coupon & he avoided us after we asked. Then our order was all placed at the same time and some of the orders took 45 minutes to get there's, some of other guests had finished eating .Waitresses were great!!
Food not seasoned at all !
Their chedder biscuits are sooooook yummy!!!! They are the best dipped in ranch dressing that they serve on the salad. And I always get the Ultimate Feast. It's the bomb!!!!
The fried shrimp isn't fresh. It's breaded & frozen to be a seafood restaurant and taste store bought.
The cheese biscuits are good, but when they have an all u can eat special they just give you 3 for 2 people.
Takeout customer service can be rude.
Suggestion, fresh fried shrimp would go better for a seafood restaurant.
A METH HEAD WAITRESS by the name of SANDRA G stole my cell phone. i will never go there again ...
Red Lobster's atmosphere is nice, the food is pretty good, especially the biscuits and the house dressing, those are very good. The only problem I have with Red Lobster is their service is too slow.


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There are several treatment options from topical creams and combinations of topical creams to laser treatments. Effectiveness is very variable. Electro desiccation or CO2 laser has had some success if the concern is cosmetic, but can be expensive. Pulsed dye lasers have been reported to be effective and noted to leave fewer scars than other methods but results vary and again can be expensive. Micro punch technique has provided some effective results, but again results vary.
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Drew Jeffries, John Compere and Josh Coffman represented Severna Park in one of two Baltimore Touchdown Club all-star games.
Mount Saint Joe's Michael Corbi (61) and South River's Dan Moore (51) are former Green Hornet football players to make the Baltimore Touchdown Club All-Star teams.
Green Hornets Pedigree Represented In HS All-Star Game
January 10, 2018
The Baltimore Touchdown Club All-Star games held at Spalding on December 16 brought together the top 200 area football players for a pair of showcase games, and the Severna Park area was well represented in the talent pool.
A total of five former Green Hornet football players played in the North-South game (one of two games played, along with an East-West contest). Severna Park High School's Drew Jeffries, John Compere and Josh Coffman and South River's Dan Moore played for the South squad, while Mount Saint Joe's Michael Corbi played for the North team.


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Starbase 58 was a Federation starbase in service during the 24th century.
In 2370, the USS Gallico, commanded by Captain J. Priestly, was to depart Starbase 58 and arrive at Deep Space 9 on Stardate 47544.6. (DS9 episode: "Whispers")
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- Starbase 58 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.


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The Child & Family Research Institute is committed to the education and training of our research community including full-time trainees (masters and doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical research trainees), summer students, and clinical research coordinators.
First established in 2003, the Research Education Office at the Child & Family Research Institute organizes education and networking events for trainees, coordinators and the public, including the annual Mini Med School series; administers trainee funding competitions; and manages the institute's summer student research program for undergraduate and medical students.
For more information on the education and training opportunities at CFRI and to access the Research Education Program event calendar visit the CFRI Training website.
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CALIPER: A Canada-wide Initiative to Close the Critical Gaps in Pediatric Reference Intervals
The diagnosis and care of pediatric patients is critically dependent on laboratory test results. Physicians assess test results and consider diagnoses by comparing these results to 'normal ranges'. The validity of these normal ranges may vary depending on the the age and gender of subjects used to derive them. Additionally, different test methods exist that produce numerically different results, such that results and normal ranges are not interchangeable. Normal ranges for pediatrics for many laboratory tests are inaccurate and outdated. Also, for those tests that have good pediatric normal ranges available, there has been difficulty and delay in laboratories to report them.
CALIPER is a Canada-wide initiative to develop, implement, and maintain accurate and up-to-date normal ranges for any laboratory tests performed on children. CALIPER collects and analyzes small blood samples from healthy Canadian children of all ethnicities so that the results benefit our diverse population. Seven pediatric hospitals from across Canada, including BC Children's Hospital, are collaborating on the CALIPER project. We are currently planning to expand efforts to study reference ranges in neonates.
Leo SH, Dean JM, Jung B, Kuzeljevic B, Chan ES. Utility of Ara h 2 sIgE levels to predict peanut allergy in Canadian children. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Nov-Dec;3(6):968-9.
Wang L, Larkins N, Jung B, Au N, Mammen C. Acute encephalopathy in a kidney transplant recipient following infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin. Transplant International. In press. 2014
Estey MP, Cohen AH, Colantonio DA, Chan MK, Marvasti TB, Randell E, Delvin E, Cousineau J, Grey V, Greenway D, Meng QH, Jung B, Bhuiyan J, Seccombe D, Adeli K. CLSI-based transference of the CALIPER database of pediatric reference intervals from Abbott to Beckman, Ortho, Roche and Siemens Clinical Chemistry Assays: direct validation using reference samples from the CALIPER cohort. Clin Biochem 2013 Sep;46(13-14):1197-219.
Zhan SH, Abboud RT, Jung B, Kuchinka B, Ralston D, Casey B, Mattman A. Sanger sequencing solved a cryptic case of severe alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency. Clin Biochem. 2012 Apr;45(6):499-501.
Abboud RT, Nelson TN, Jung B, Mattman A. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency: a clinical-genetic overview. Applications Clin Genetics 2011 Mar;4:55-65.
Blasutig IM, Jung B, Kulasingam V, Baradaran S, Chen Y, Chan MK, Colantonio D, Adeli K. Analytical evaluation of the VITROS® 5600 Integrated System in a pediatric setting and determination of pediatric reference intervals. Clin Biochem. 2010 Sep;43(13-14):1039-44. Epub 2010 May 23.
Kulasingam V, Jung BP, Blasutig IM, Baradaran S, Chan MK, Aytekin M, Colantonio DA, Adeli K. Pediatric reference intervals for 28 chemistries and immunoassays on the Roche cobas 6000 analyzer–a CALIPER pilot study. Clin Biochem. 2010 Sep;43(13-14):1045-50. Epub 2010 May 23.
Jung B, Adeli K. Clinical laboratory reference intervals in pediatrics: the CALIPER initiative. Clin Biochem. 2009 Nov;42(16-17):1589-95. Epub 2009 Jul 7
Zhang G, Jung BP, Ho W, Jugloff DG, Cheung HH, Gurd JW, Wallace MC, Eubanks JH. Isolation and characterization of LCHN: a novel factor induced by transient global ischemia in the adult rat hippocampus. J Neurochem. 2007 Apr;101(1):263-73.
Jung BP, Purushotham D, Eubanks JH. Identification of a murine methyl cytosine phosphate guanine binding domain-containing factor 3 (MBD3) promoter segment sufficient for driving reporter gene expression in neurons in vitro and in vivo. Neuroscience. 2007; 145(3):1016-25.


text: Nearly every working person is addicted to work in North America and Western Europe. Hard work is praised, rewarded and supported by the society. Work addiction , or workaholism, has long not been recognized to be a pathological state. However, this type of compulsive disorder is said to be a silent killer, having more dangerous effects on body's systems than any other addictions. More people are known to die of heart disease and other overwork related illnesses than all drug and alcohol addictions combined.


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'Living With' The Little Nipper
The well known nursery website Pushchair Expert arranged for a Little Nipper to be sent to a product tester to review over an 8 month period. Being able to review a buggy over this time allows a true refection of the product and how it fits into every day life. Connie and Hattie loved the Little Nipper and found it was perfect for their lifestyle. Even taking the Little Nipper abroad was a breeze.
You can read the full review here:
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What is a Stori Dori?
Stori Dori is a travellers notebook (TN) style of journal that incorporates a simple method of binding interchangeable Signatures (inserts we design), by using a system of interlacing elastic cords. Each one comes fitted with an elastic spine closure and four elastic strands.
Firm and rugged it has all the attractions of the best quality veg tan leather, from its smooth and supple full grain texture to the delightful aroma from handling. It'll wear its history, breaks in gently and patina from daily use while it ages beautifully.


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Place your inside strong hand at head height on the pole. Lift your right leg high and bend it on the pole, so you can grip behind your knee. Place your weaker arm on the pole slightly below your strong hand. Using your arms to pull, lift your weaker leg off the ground and place it just under your strong leg. Your foot should be behind the pole and you should grip on the pole with the front of your leg by your ankle. Grip with your legs to push your body up. Reposition your hands on the pole so that they are higher. Lift your legs up as before to climb. Repeat this process.
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About Holly Munson
Holly started pole dancing after admiring the grace, skill and elegance of pole performances and immediately falling in love with the style. After half a decade of bruises, struggling and then the satisfaction of success, her own pole school Firefly Poles was born. The vision is to share that same passion with others.
Holly wished that there was more Pole Dancing help available when I was learning, so now she aims to provide that help through writing, blogging and teaching here on PoleFreaks.
Holly is also a Level 3 Personal Trainer and an ambassador for Dragonfly pole wear, and also writes regularly for the Dragonfly blog .
Recent Pole Competition Results:
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- Pole2Pole Professional Cup Final: 1st Place
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Unframed Limited Edition Print by Brent Rosenberg.
Printed on 300gsm bright white cotton rag paper with archival prints.
Framing - we recommend framing by Melbourne's own Greg Von Menge Framing, floated and framed in a solid Tasmanian oak frame with a beeswax finish.
Strictly limited edition print run of 50 per print.
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Definition of black cake
- Colwin's introduction to black cake came via her daughter's babysitter from the West Indies, where the cake is typically served for weddings and holidays.
- —Diana Burrell, Boston Globe, 13 Dec. 2006
- The moist, dense confection inside—which because of my Trinidadian background I knew is called black cake—exuded aromas of rum and spice.
- —Ramin Ganesbraum, Saveur, December 2006


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Globalisation and Brexit, global leaders shift emphasis
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Part three of a series of three articles:
IMF managing director, Christine Lagarde, has been talking to the FT about globalisation.
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And that, in this post Brexit era, seems to be the new thinking.
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I'll be teaching Sound as Object: Media, Space (IIMC-560) this fall at California Institute of the Arts.
We'll be creating sounds from the simplest of elements and working as a group to develop them into more complex creations. We'll start completely analog—no electronics whatsoever—and slowly introduce motors/actuators, field recording, contact mics, and various amplification methods. Themes throughout the semester will be 1) exploring all aspects of a sound source and 2) focusing on keeping things simple (but allowing combinations that create complexity) and 3) collaborative processes. The final project will consist of moving past the experimentation phase of exploring sound and developing a collaborative sound installation. This class is open to the Institute and is a part of the Center for Integrated Media at CalArts.


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Have you been thinking about payroll outsourcing? Despite what you might think, outsourcing has become highly popular today and certainly it's becoming more sought after than ever before. Again, it might not seem as though it's the new next big thing and yet it's really taking off. The truth is when it comes to payroll; people need a little boost to help them become better in many ways. So, what are the best payroll options for small businesses?
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While it would be easy to run through a list of the top payroll software and systems, that might not be what a small business is looking for. Now, when you have a small business but you are not too familiar with payroll and other such matters, dealing with it all is not always easy even when you have a great and very simple payroll system. The truth is hiring a professional payroll team or service might actually be the better option. Hiring a professional is not such a bad idea and there are lots of amazing professionals that can enable you to get the best from them also. When you hire a payroll team or service you can get them to do everything for you. Payroll outsourcing really is a popular move and it's something to think about also. See more.
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Payroll is not easy and some people say that it's time to spend a lot of money on fancy software and a new system but that isn't always necessary. Sometimes, you can use a payroll service that the payroll team is bringing in. That is a great option and really it's going to be something that is well worth considering. Yes, it might seem easier not to use a professional but there are times when it makes far more sense to go professional than otherwise.
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There are quite a few good payroll options available today from payroll systems and software that allows you to input the data yourself but of course, that isn't always wanted. That is why opting for a professional might be the easier option of the two. Yes, it means hiring a professional but it's not all that costly if you think about it. Take the time to weigh up your payroll options and ensure the right payroll service is found for you. Payroll outsourcing is something to think about also so don't panic if you aren't sure what to choose. For more information visit: http://payrollserviceaustralia.com.au/payrolloutsourcing/


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Bethany Church is always looking for volunteers in a variety of areas. Listed below are just a few of our current opportunities. If you are interested in helping in any of the areas listed, please sign up in the Narthex or contact the church office for more information: (920) 494-8801 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com .
- Ushers
- Greeters
- Communion Servers
- Hospitality Time
- Audio-Visual during Worship
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University Of Nairobi
Year of establishment: 1956
Type of establishment: (Public/Private) PUBLIC
Current Vice Chancellor: Prof. Peter M.F. Mbithi
Student population: 49,488 [Undergraduate]
Campus: Urban
Brief history:
The idea of an institution for higher learning in Kenya goes back to 1947 when the Kenya government drew up a plan for the establishment of a technical and commercial institute in Nairobi. By 1949, this plan had grown into a concept aimed at providing higher technical education for the African Great Lakes region. In September 1951, a Royal Charter was issued to the Royal Technical College of East Africa and the foundation stone of the college was laid in April 1952.
Courses on Offer:
- B.sc. ( Food Science & Technology)
- B.sc. ( Agriculture, education And Extension)
- B.sc. (agribusiness Management)
- B.sc. (food Science, Nutrition & Dietetics)
- Climate Change & Development
- Bachelor Of Science In Agribusiness Management
- Bsc.agricultural Economics
- Bsc.agricultural Education And Extension
- Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture(animal Science Major)
- Bachelor Of Science Fisheries And Aquaculture Management
- Bachelor Of Science In Wildlife Management And Conservation
- Bsc Food Science And Technology
- Bsc Food Nutrition And Dietetics
- B.sc. (agriculture)
- B.sc. ( Range Management)
- Bsc. Management Of Agro ecosystems & Environment
- Bachelor Of Science In Horticulture
- B.sc. (bio-medical Technology)
- Bachelor Of Science In Wildlife Management
Link to official site: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke


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New International Version
Ge 31:27
Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn't you tell me, so I could send you away with
and singing to the music of timbrels and harps?
Le 9:24
Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for
and fell facedown.
De 16:14
ful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.
De 16:15
For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your
will be complete.
De 28:47
Because you did not serve the Lord your God
fully and gladly in the time of prosperity,
Jud 9:19
So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today? If you have, may Abimelek be your
, and may you be his, too!
1Sa 18:6
When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with
ful songs and with timbrels and lyres.
1Ki 8:66
On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home,
ful and glad in heart for all the good things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.
1Ch 12:40
Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was
in Israel.
1Ch 15:16
David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a
ful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
1Ch 16:27
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and
are in his dwelling place.
1Ch 16:33
Let the trees of the forest sing, let them sing for
before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
1Ch 29:17
I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with
how willingly your people who are here have given to you.
1Ch 29:22
They ate and drank with great
in the presence of the Lord that day. Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok to be priest.
2Ch 7:10
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes,
ful and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.
2Ch 20:27
Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned
fully to Jerusalem, for the Lord had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies.
2Ch 30:23
The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated
2Ch 30:26
There was great
in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.
Ezr 3:12
But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for
Ezr 3:13
No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of
from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.
Ezr 6:16
Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with
Ezr 6:22
For seven days they celebrated with
the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled them with
by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
Ne 8:10
Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the
of the Lord is your strength."
Ne 8:12
Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great
, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.
Ne 8:17
The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this. And their
was very great.
Ne 12:27
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate
fully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
Ne 12:43
And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great
. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
Es 8:15
When Mordecai left the king's presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a
ous celebration.
Es 8:16
For the Jews it was a time of happiness and
, gladness and honor.
Es 8:17
In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was
and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them.
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byE-star Kalenzi on Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 17:50 ·
As I add another year to my life, I thought I should have some sort of documentation..of my 20's..?Of course not! That would take me months but I have some 'few' moments worth highlighting, at least in my view. However, I shall focus on this year. Oh what a year!! Note to self for the umpteenth time *Need a blog for my nonsense*
When I thought of an English word or phrase that could coin my feelings towards the months that have gone by, I drew blanks and then I remembered one of my favourite lines 'Star ta fa' I mean Esther means star and this year in more ways than one I escaped dead both literally and figuratively so yes, this note and my sentiments can be summed up in that simple, silly and also meaningful expression.
This year has been remarkable in many ways and although most birthdays are supposed to be special, it is safe to say this particular one is more special than others have been. Whenever I am wishing friends a happy birthday, I often add that I hope for them wisdom in the coming years, for them to learn from their experiences as well as happiness. That is a constant. I mean who does not want to be happy? But wait; here is something else we all need to be- RESILIENT
The Phoenix is a mythical bird that is said to have a tail of scarlet and gold (oh the beauty!) and has the ability to be reborn from its ashes. That makes it immortal. Now, I am not being so vain as to say I am anywhere close to this creature but I have a tale or two about being reborn so this bird too shall go up there when defining what this year has been. This bird is also resilient as I have become, not because of talent or skill but because of God's grace;)
Oh God's grace! Up until this year , that expression meant just that-the grace of the Lord. Then somewhere in the earlier days of March a friend took me to a children's orphanage that goes by the same name..and my life changed almost immediately. Do you know that feeling when you know something is missing in your life but can't figure out what? You work, laugh and spend time with loved ones but still ask yourself what more can I do.?
You get to a place and feel like you belong; meet people whom you realise were the missing piece in the puzzle of your life. The first hugs I received from these angels (because you never just get one hug) simply touched my heart in parts I didn't know existed.
It all started with a simple "dream." I wanted to share Easter with children who had no real family to be with. The idea was to collect clothes, shoes, beddings; toys then get some money so we can have parties for these children. When I saw these children, all 90 of them (the number keeps increasing) living in 3-bedroom bungalow whose rooms are classrooms by day and bedrooms by night..and yet they were so sweet and polite you would think they owned the world..I knew this relationship would be more than an affair..it would last a life time. I felt they were worthy benefactors of this Easter gift if not more.
My friends and I succeeded in our goal and this was not measured based by the quantity of items we took or the amount of food they ate (and trust me both were quite impressive because of people's big hearts, friends and strangers alike). That 'Good Friday' was great because of the excitement that filled every expression, the cheery laughter that we heard, the hearts these children were willing to open to strangers..*sigh* You needed to see how the little babies held on to us not wanting to let go. One simply needed to listen to the little girl's prayer that brought grown men to tears.
Few things define perfection and of course this day had flaws too but I would re-live those moments constantly as well as all the days that we have spent with those children ever since. The best decision we made was to do more than just an Easter Party.
40 days over 40 smiles was born from a simple thought but family and love grew out of people's hearts and most of my joys and sorrows this year have often been closely linked to this cause. I am grateful to everyone who has shared this dream to date, makes it so much more meaningful.
So when I started getting ill and doctors could not figure out what was wrong in May. A good friend came home, prayed for me and said this was 'spiritual warfare.' "The devil is angry with you and your work so you should expect this to happen," he said. We prayed and he left my home. I remained flabbergasted (There I used the word)
Three months later, I had the most excruciating pain I have felt in my life .I think my vocabulary is moderate but there is no way of putting to words how it felt. I saw needles, drips, meds, doctors regularly but for a long time..nothing was figured out. I accepted my life of pain and sleepless nights and decided to wait on God. I was told the same thing again; the devil is back for you, that this was my 'punishment'.
Deep down I knew this was my cross to carry because much as I was suffering, everyone does suffer and many do for longer periods of time. I had moments of whining but I often thanked God for life and asked him to keep me around just a while longer.
Eventually my condition was diagnosed but I still needed bed rest. I was told to slow down…that stress was causing me this pain, Who? Me? What stress? I am a happy child..what were they saying?..My diet was ruined , reduced to tasteless foods and my entire closet needs editing todate with this new weight(I intend to regain every single fat and more..bones, am coming to break you!!) I spent an entire month only knowing the scent of hospitals and hating the paint in my room. And yet, the constant love of my family, the dedication of my friends, my understanding colleagues and the growth of 40-40 simply made all the pain seem like a tiny pebble at the bottom of the sea. They were my angels and still are. I could not have been more blessed.
I grew as a Christian throughout this experience but mostly as a human being. Once you have encountered such an ordeal, certain things stop being important to you and the vital ones remain close to your heart.
I healed like 5 days to my birthday!!!One day I woke up and there was no pain and I danced around just to be sure. I screamed and lay still, pinching and pricking my stomach to be sure.God knew I could not be sad and whinny on this day(I owe you one, okay I owe you quadrillions but you really had my back God..ehyamawe!)
I have learnt several lessons, most just revision of old ones but they make so much more sense now;
*Trust in God. If you do not already, have faith in whatever it is karma, Buddhism whatever works for you. Have something or someone to turn to, preferably a higher power.
#Faith is really important
*People need people, always. Cultivating relationships takes time. Reaping from them lasts a lifetime.
* Sacrifice can be difficult and demanding but nothing worth having comes easy. Sacrifice for others. Even if they show no gratitude, it will pay off, some how
*It could be worse. No matter what the situation is.
*Follow your dreams. Once in a while, they shall even wait for you or come running after you.Just listen
*If there is something on your wish list, do it today. If it needs time and money that you do not have, try to find it. Sometimes life just flies by under our watch.
I could really go on forever. This is already longer than it already should be..I am a young lady(okay not so young any more)so my 'wisdom' is nowhere near where it should be but from my mistakes I shall try to learn and teach those I can and my joys, I shall share so they remain even more memorable.
I have come close to 'leaving this world' before sometimes it is real, other times imaginary but this year is extra special because I got another chance. So, when I am told 'eh nga you are like a pastor these days'..I simply smile. No one can understand your situation the way YOU do..but if you let them, they will come to a half way point. So after I have smiled I let them know that the devil gave me every reason to give up but God held my hand and took me to a better place-LIFE. What better birthday gift could I ask for(Please note that this is a rhetorical question, do not change your mind about that Gucci purchase)
If you read till the end, I salute you, gosh,must have been some work..but mostly I wish I could respond to every 'happy birthday to you' with a 'you too' because my day only means this much since I have people that love me to give me a reason to be here, to want to stay and of course facebook that makes me feel like a celebrity *giggles*
Also you hampibasde all of you


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There are not many facts about Cabarrus County that Judge Clarence Horton does not know. A regular face on local television station, Channel 22, Horton has been sharing interesting on his show, "Historical Moments."
Horton got involved with Channel 22 five years ago. Janet Dearmon, the executive director of Historic Cabarrus Inc., asked Horton to put together a short video centered on the historic 1876 Cabarrus County Courthouse.
"That developed into a video on the early courthouses and government of Cabarrus and then others over the years," Horton said. "I'm sure we have reached many more people through the show than I have in all the years of writing and speaking on church and local history."
One of the most popular topics Horton has explored on "Historical Moments" was a trilogy about the growth of textiles and the formation and decline of Cannon Mills in Kannapolis. "We wanted to preserve in images as much of old Kannapolis as we could, since work on the Research Campus was about to start and much would be lost," he said. Other topics Horton has worked on include history of the local fair, Jackson Training School, Warren C. Coleman and the local churches.
Horton is also a prolific author on local history. He has written a history of C-K Federal Savings and Loan, entitled "A Century of Service" before it became a part of SouthTrust. Horton has also written "A Century of Progress," which details the history of the Concord Telephone Co., which is now a part of Windstream. Other works include "An Historical Sketch of Olde Concord," covering 1796-1860, and "A Bicentennial History of Concord" and "Piedmont Neighbors."
Horton found his love for history early.
"From my younger days, I have been aware of the things that make our county special," he said. Examples include having a large YMCA membership under one roof in Kannapolis, the "Towel City" being one of the largest unincorporated cities in the country as I was growing up, having the giant Cannon Mills plants, the great football teams and bands, beautiful Victorian homes on Union Street in Concord, the first discovery of gold in the United States at Reed Gold Mine and the pioneer Stonewall Jackson Training School, he said.
As he grew older, Horton became inspired by the "area's rich heritage of patriotism as our citizens served with distinction in all the wars," churches, the work ethic, pride in craftsmanship and the generosity of spirit.
The passion and pride he feels for the community is what drives him to explore local history. "I think it is important we preserve the buildings and documents of our past so that those memories are not lost to future generations. The past has much to teach us, if we listen to it and learn from it," he said.
Horton has been a resident in and around Cabarrus all of his 69 years. He has practiced law since 1965. He served on the N.C. Court of Appeals from 1998-2001. He also served as a Superior Court special judge for four years and then retired to serve as an emergency Superior Court judge.
"Working as an emergency judge on interesting cases, mediating some cases, enjoying our grandchildren, research and appearing in the historical videos, writing and church activities take my time these days," he said. However, his time is not completely occupied. "My other favorite activity is teaching my long-suffering adult Sunday School class at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church for the past 30 years," he said.
Horton has been married to his wife, Marlene, for almost 43 years. They live in Kannapolis near their four children, six grandchildren and a great grandchild.